Laparoscopic Single-Site Cholecystectomy (Single Port Method)

Abstract

In benign gallbladder disease, laparoscopic cholecystectomy is a standard technique. However, laparoscopic single-incision (single port) cholecystectomy is known to be generally unacceptable for patients with severe acute cholecystitis, chronic cholecystitis, and gall stone-related pancreatitis. In addition, though there is not an official standard, it is known to be difficult to conduct surgery with patients with a high BMI. However, regardless of difficult cases, the range of laparoscopic single-incision cholecystectomy is increasingly expanding by the development of the mechanism and the technique.